The three in 1945 -- Keynes & Co. -- Entering the Middle East -- False starts -- Warfare states -- Year of the offensive -- Defending the west -- The outer fortress: protecting the Middle East, Africa, and Asia -- Auditing an empire -- Pivoting to Asia and into Vietnam -- War on the rim -- Asia's three fighting fronts -- "Holding the ring" in Iran and Egypt -- Churchill is back -- Stemming the tide -- Coronations and crises -- The break points of 1954 -- Ordering chaos -- No end of a lesson -- What happened next -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"A bold new view of the U.S. rise to supremacy, and its collision with a British Empire that wouldn't step aside."--Provided by publisher.
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